Cross-feeding modulates the rate and mechanism of antibiotic resistance evolution in a model microbial community of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica
E. M. Adamowicz, M. A. Muza, J. M. Chacon, W. R. Harcombe
This study shows that obligate cross-feeding in microbial communities slows antibiotic resistance evolution and alters resistance mechanisms, particularly in Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica co-cultures.
bioRxiv · Aug 2, 2019Evolutionary Biology